Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity,...

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity,...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the...

It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him...

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him...

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you...

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you...

I like a man who grins when he fights.

I like a man who grins when he fights.

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be sober and you...

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it....

The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it....

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...